Peavey Triumph

manicguitarist

Anyone got one that they want to sell?
Either combo or head. 

I had one in the early 90s. Had to sell it to fund Marshall Stack #2. 

Quite fancy one again for old times sake. 

BillDL

Be careful what model you buy.  Look for the ones with "PAG" in the name i.e. Parallel Axis Geometry I think.  I had a 120 1x12 Triumph in the mid to late 80s and it had an issue where it would just suddenly drop in volume and sit there singing a high pitched note until turned off and rested.  Peavey refused to acknowledge that it was a manufacturing flaw but later came out with the PAG revision in which they had repositioned the valves in relation to other components, and boasted about it being better than the predecessors but without saying it had been changed to fix a problem.

Lodious

There is one for sale on Reverb. Not sure if it pre or post PAG.

ICBM

Easy to tell if there's a photo of the back - if the valves are visible vertically below the chassis in the conventional way, it’s *not* a PAG. PAG has them mounted horizontally inside the chassis - this tends to stop the instability which made the older model self-oscillate as BillDL described.

Either of them are about the weight of a small car and sound rather unsubtle though - they were meant as something like a take on a Mesa/Boogie Mark series, but they lack the touch-sensitivity and sound almost like a very good solid-state amp.

robgilmo

ICBM said:

Easy to tell if there's a photo of the back - if the valves are visible vertically below the chassis in the conventional way, it’s *not* a PAG. PAG has them mounted horizontally inside the chassis - this tends to stop the instability which made the older model self-oscillate as BillDL described.

Either of them are about the weight of a small car and sound rather unsubtle though - they were meant as something like a take on a Mesa/Boogie Mark series, but they lack the touch-sensitivity and sound almost like a very good solid-state amp.

Is there an old Peavey that doesnt weigh the same as a small car? 

ICBM

robgilmo said:

Is there an old Peavey that doesnt weigh the same as a small car? 

Actually the Bravo is quite light... which is the only positive thing I can say about it.

Barquentine

ICBM said:

robgilmo said:

Is there an old Peavey that doesnt weigh the same as a small car? 

Actually the Bravo is quite light... which is the only positive thing I can say about it.

I had a Bravo. I still shudder at the memory of it. Utter shite.

ICBM

Barquentine said:

I had a Bravo. I still shudder at the memory of it. Utter shite.

I’ve always believed it was a cunning ploy by Hartley Peavey to demonstrate how far superior his solid-state amps were to valve ones.

bandmaster188

A 120 combo in wolves

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/754636146333180/?ref=search

manicguitarist

Thank you. I wonder if there’s a schematic somewhere for the foot switch. 

relic245

Barquentine said:

ICBM said:

robgilmo said:

Is there an old Peavey that doesnt weigh the same as a small car? 

Actually the Bravo is quite light... which is the only positive thing I can say about it.

I had a Bravo. I still shudder at the memory of it. Utter shite.

Amazing how perception colours experience.

Mid 80's I got into a lot of debt and had to sell all my gear.

I didn't play  an electric guitar for the next 2 years.

Saved £100 and bought a 2nd hand no name strat copy and marshall ms2. 

When I was trying the guitar in a shop on Denmark Street they plugged me into a bravo.

First time playing in 2 years it sounded amazing to my ears and I lusted after 1 for a while.

bandmaster188

manicguitarist said:

Thank you. I wonder if there’s a schematic somewhere for the foot switch. 

I had a 60 combo and from memory the foot switch had a 6 or 8 pin socket. I’m sureIt will be fixable but I’ll let the experts be the judge of that!

bandmaster188

Some info here 
https://forums.peavey.com/viewtopic.php?t=35079

Neilybob

robgilmo said:

ICBM said:

Easy to tell if there's a photo of the back - if the valves are visible vertically below the chassis in the conventional way, it’s *not* a PAG. PAG has them mounted horizontally inside the chassis - this tends to stop the instability which made the older model self-oscillate as BillDL described.

Either of them are about the weight of a small car and sound rather unsubtle though - they were meant as something like a take on a Mesa/Boogie Mark series, but they lack the touch-sensitivity and sound almost like a very good solid-state amp.

Is there an old Peavey that doesnt weigh the same as a small car? 

There is a Stereo Chorus 212 in the practice room we use.  Heavier than all of the planets of the solar system put together!!